I have been busy this last week since returning and have managed a number of hours at the desk. First up some 28mm Napoleonic French casualties from old glory and out of ammunition markers. A simple afternoons painting, then basing on warbases dials, ready for General de Brigade or Grand Armee games.
Cheers
Matt
This year I will be back in Oz for Christmas up to Cancon convention then back to France in March. Big plans this year hopefully they will all meet some success! Wargames bookings are almost complete with only a few Wargame holiday weeks remaining in May, June and July, otherwise complete.
Plans this year in no particular order
First figures painted for the year, and my first entry for this years Analogue painting challenge. I picked this miniature up from combat games in Sydney. The figure is from the reaper miniatures village range and is obviously a copy of Joan of arc statue in Chinon. Although bronze when weathered is a brown colour for me it looked too dull, so I elected to paint brass then add a green wash.
Cheers
Matt
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| Result of painful overstretching of the Analogue Painting Challenge |
I plan to participate in the Analogue Painting Challenge again this year, I have reduced my points to 500 points which is predominantly because we will be in Australia for half of the challenge so smaller pieces of 20mm figures will travel with me. Last years total was 3304 points, which was around 400 28mm figures painted so I doubt I will reach those dizzy heights.
The figure painting challenge really pushes production in the winter/summer months and will also give me a spring board again into next year. The challenge commences on the 21st of December and finishes on March 21st 2022.
You may commence the challenge with undercoated figures, and the points are scored thus
6mm foot figure = 0.5 point
6mm mounted figure, artillery piece or crew served weapon = 1 point
6mm vehicle = 2 points
10mm foot figure = 1 point
10mm mounted figure, artillery piece or crew served weapon = 2 points
10mm vehicle = 3 points
15mm foot figure = 2 points
15mm mounted figure, artillery piece or large crew served weapon = 4 points 15mm vehicle = 8 points
20mm foot figure = 4 points
20mm mounted figure, artillery piece or crew served weapon = 8 points 20mm vehicle = 15 points
28mm foot figure = 5 points
28mm mounted figure, artillery piece or crew served weapon = 10 points
28mm vehicle = 20 points
40mm foot figure = 7 points
40mm mounted figure, artillery piece or crew served weapon = 15 points
40mm vehicle = 25 points
54mm foot figure = 10 points
54mm mounted figures, artillery piece or crew served weapon = 20 points
54mm vehicle, limber, etc. = 30 points
Terrain is based on 6 inch squared areas
A big hearty thank you to Curt, Sarah, the Minions and all of the participants for another great challenge. A wide range of inspiring, superb and cracking paint jobs were entered, huge terrain projects, and massive miniature armies were built and hopefully lead mountains were diminished.
I was really happy with my results this year, my first time I surpassed my challenge goal number and completed the side challenge. I managed too complete every studio so that really boosted my points. My highlights for the studios were building the ww1 aircraft and the female miniatures painted for Lady Sarah’s limousine which turned out a treat, which too my surprise I won a prize for.
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| Rabens Ravens |
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| General Varus |
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| The fruit picker |
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| Chieftain Marobodus |
I had a lot of projects I wanted to get started on, my main focus though was my Roman’s and Germanics. Originally I planned only do 120 odd Roman’s but by challenge end it was close to 200 miniatures, and 140 Ancient Germans plus some nice commands. I did fail to complete the ten cohorts planned for my legion, due to a planning fail and the Royal Mail strike which left me short 4 foundry commands and 18 praetorian shields (which could be possibly in storage somewhere) and running low on enthusiasm for Roman’s and Germanics in the last ten days of the challenge. I plan to complete the last 4 units next month or so when I return from holidays in Australia.
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| Legio VI |
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| Woden the all father |
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| Seubi tribesmen |
Looking forward to next years challenge, and plan too build another big army…..not sure what though. See you all next year.
Cheers
Matt
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| Harii tribesmen |
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| Germanic Harii tribesmen |
The legion continues, again Foundry Miniatures. Another entry for the analogue painting challenge.
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| Auxilla markers |
Jasta 18 Rabens Ravens
A project that has the aircraft built in some cases for 7 years or more, I finally decided to get this unit done in a mad rush of three days for the analogue painting challenge. Apart for airbrush undercoat white, all hand painted, the transfers are from Pheon Models range. the aircraft are 1/72 a mix of Airfix, Roden and Italeri I think......the pilots are a mix of Airfix and Wartime Miniatures ww1 pilots all ready for a Canvas Eagles or WOW clash!
cheers
Matt
